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Lance Armstrong wristbands called patient safety risk

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Before you wear your cool yellow LiveStrong wristband at the hospital, think twice.

Some hospitals are putting the brakes on Lance Armstrong's cancer organization fundraising bracelets. It's not cold-hearted backlash, but rather a safety precaution.

Patients wear colored bracelets to identify safety needs, said Lisa Johnson, vice president of patient services for Morton Plant Mease Health Care. Yellow stands for ``do not resuscitate.''

Patients are asked to remove the wristbands or cover them with white tape, she said.

``It could be confusing, particularly in the situation of a code or a cardiac arrest where people have to think very quickly,'' Johnson said. ``We wouldn't want to mistake a Lance Armstrong bracelet and not resuscitate someone we're supposed to.''